Earmark Spending: Bad Fruit from Rotten Trees

Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution vests Congress with the sole authority to authorize federal spending and revenue.REF With the federal government now covering 333 million people and the world’s largest economy, this is both an awesome power and a tremendous responsibility.

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